πΊ Watching in December: The Wheel of Time, The Expanse
Finished recently: Foundation, Inside Job, The Handmaids Tale (S04), Lost in Space (S03)
πΊ Watching in December: The Wheel of Time, The Expanse
Finished recently: Foundation, Inside Job, The Handmaids Tale (S04), Lost in Space (S03)
Updating my 2021 Reads page and reflecting on some excellent books I have read this year, both fiction non-fiction. I am grateful that I was able to make space for myself to keep reading while on parental leave for the past seven months. π
A jaunt down to Morongo Valley for a midmorning sundae from Coyote Cone and a short nature walk in Big Morongo Canyon preserve. Self care for me is slowing down and savoring the day.
Hello! My Micro.blog receipt reminded me how much I miss this space. Hereβs a night sky picture from last night while I took a back road homeπJoshua Tree, CA π· iPhone SE (2020)
Daydreaming of sitting in cafe with my favorite morning beverage and some breakfast pie (objectively, the best kind of pie). I miss going places!
π· Day 2 of the Feb 2021 Photo Challenge
Close up of Cherryβs Famous Rugelah from the farmerβs market. Theyβre even tastier than they look!
π· Day one of the Feb 2021 Photo Challenge
Our first snow day here in the high desert, and my first time getting snow at home since I left Washington State 9 years ago. Peppy loved it.
Another day, another desert landscape. Nice and quiet out there since the campgrounds are closed. Got 3.9 miles in π₯Ύπ Joshua Tree NP π· iPhone SE
π Finished reading The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms by N. K. Jemisin, the first book in the Inheritance Trilogy
I am declaring these three months “THE MOVE” since we moved out of the old place in September and into the new house at the end of October. Even a well-orchestrated move is stressful and disruptive. Spending weeks driving back and forth house hunting then weeks in a hotel was exhausting. I took two days off of work on either end and otherwise worked full time throughout. In hindsight, this was a mistake and I should have taken more time. Live and learn.
I tried to stick with my healthy habits and partially succeeded, at least with reading and spending time outdoors. Here are the slightly condensed results:
π Finished reading The Hidden Girl and Other Stories by Ken Liu. I enjoyed his other collection, The Paper Menagerie and Other Stories, a bit more. But this collection had a handful of super interesting stories that explore the idea of uploading human conciousness.
More desert exploration this weekend. Loving the extra ground clearance on our new 4Runner. π Mojave National Preserve π· iPhone SE
I took a day off of work to do some local gift shopping around my town. It was exhausting, but it felt good to put some money into the local economy instead of just shopping on Amazon. There are a lot of cool places around here, and I hope they survive and thrive. My gift boxes are partially assembled!
Also, I got to shower affection on a chonky store cat named Butch. Canβt get that on the Internet π₯°